CVE-2012-3569
HIGH · CVSS 9.3EPSS 47.7%EU EUVD
Format string vulnerability in VMware OVF Tool 2.1 on Windows, as used in VMware Workstation 8.x before 8.0.5, VMware Player 4.x before 4.0.5, and other products, allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted OVF file.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 9.3 (v2.0)
- Severity
- HIGH
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-134
- EPSS score
- 47.7% (99th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2012-3516)
- Published
- November 14, 2012
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2012-3516 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- microsoft / windows
- vmware / ovf tool
- vmware / player
- vmware / player
- vmware / player
- vmware / player
- vmware / player
- vmware / player
- vmware / workstation
- vmware / workstation
- vmware / workstation
- vmware / workstation
- vmware / workstation
- vmware / workstation
- vmware / workstation
References
- http://osvdb.org/87117
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/120101/VMWare-OVF-Tools-Format-String.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51240
- http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/msvr/msvr13-002
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2012-0015.html(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79922
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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